Calculator

Instruction Manual
Appendix A - Literature Manual
Appendix B - Costing Spreadsheet

Step 1: Input the Total Number of tests you are currently performing in the time period of interest

 
  Diagnostic Test Selection

Step 2: Input the Target Percentage Reduction

e.g. if you are performing 1000 tests and would like to reduce that number to 800, input 20%.

Diagnostic Test Total Number Percent Reduction

Step 3: Panel Testing (Labor, Needle and Supply Adjustments)

 
 
Are the tests part of an order profile/set?
(Select all that apply)   Test per needle
CBC/ESR
BMP
Liver Profile
Kidney Profile
Lipid Profile
Thyroid
Coag. Panel
Labour-Supply ratio individual tests % %
Labour-Supply ratio for sets % %

Step 4: Specific Expense Inputs

Note: the default values are intentional and represent averages generated from a scoping review (manuscript in preparation).

Test Estimated Cost per Test Adjusted Cost per Test Labour Supplies Physical Space Equipment Costs

Step 5: Specific Waste Inputs

Note: the default values are intentional and represent averages generated from a scoping review (manuscript in preparation).

  Blood wasted
(ml)		 Money spent explicitly to generate waste (CAD) Weight of Garbage (All Masses Here are in Grams)
Test Type of Tube Used in Estimate Blood waste cost per tube Tourniquet (Cost of One) Tourniquet (Cost Adjusted by Panel Test) Needle cost (cost of One) Needle cost (Cost Adjusted by Panel Test) Miscellaneous cost Carbon footprint ($) Cost of waste per test estimate Tube weight Tourniquet weight (Weight of One) Tourniquet weight (Weight Adjusted for Panel Test) Needle weight (Weight of One) Needle weight (Weight Adjusted for Panel Test) Miscellaneous weight Carbon footprint Waste per test (g)

Savings Summary

Cost Savings Blood Savings Waste Savings
Total Savings Labor Supplies Physical Space Equipment Costs Blood Saved (L) Blood Donation Equivalent Cost Mass (kg) 1 CO2 Distance (km) 2

1. Does not include liquid/reagent waste

2. the equivalent number of kilometers driven per carbon footprint. We used a 1999 Toyota Corolla, as an average sized car, in our estimate. We used https://calculator.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx in this estimate